Soho surprise

摘要

Fngland's binge-drinking habit is one of the most entrenched in Europe-even Roman invaders wrote about it with horror. Many feared that the habit would worsen after the relaxation of licensing hours last November. Doctors, academics and newspapers were joined in opposition by the police and judges, who warned that the reforms were "close to lunacy". The government disagreed-and abolished a restrictive regime first imposed during the first world war by David Lloyd George, the prime minister, who wanted to prevent munitions workers from getting too drunk.